Archive for 'Culture'
Free Video Lessons in Portuguese Posted by Adir on Jan 5, 2015
Olá pessoal e feliz 2015! I came across a really cool Youtube channel: Novo Telecurso. The Telecurso is a series of videos aimed at elementary and high school students (teenagers and adults) who haven’t been able to finish school and need to get their diploma. This channel has videos about school subjects like geography, history…
My End of the Year Message For You Posted by Adir on Dec 29, 2014
Olá, pessoal! Tudo bem por aí? Espero que sim! Wow! 2014 has been a great year for me and it’s coming to an end, so I would really like to thank you, my dear reader. Thank you! Thank you for supporting our work Thank you for commenting and sharing our posts Thank you for…
Intermediate Conversation: Solving a Crime Posted by Adir on Dec 20, 2014
Olá, pessoal! Before the year ends, let me help you improve your Portuguese with a conversation about solving a crime. There is a vocabulary list before the conversation so you’ll get acquainted with the new words and expressions. Vamos lá! Resolvendo um Crime Vocabulary pacificamente – peacefully farmácia – drugstore refrigerante – soda do lado…
What the heck does “Xô” mean? Posted by Adir on Dec 15, 2014
“Xô” is something (as I can’t quite say it’s an expression) that we say when we want something away from us, when we don’t want it to approach. A really common and widespread one is Xô, Saravá! Although saravá has a good connotation in a few religious groups it has received, over time, a quite…
Beginner’s Portuguese: How To Greet Someone – Part 02 Posted by Adir on Dec 10, 2014
Olá! Today we have the second part of our beginner’s Portuguese post on how to greet someone. Are you ready? Perguntas pessoais – Personal questions Você é de onde? / De onde você é? – Where are you from? O que você faz? – What do you do? Onde você trabalha? – Where do you…
05 Brazilian Slang Words Posted by Adir on Nov 21, 2014
We gotta love slang right? Some slang words go and some stay so today I’m going to teach you 5 slang words that everybody knows and uses (and it’s also safe to use them because they’re not bad words). Estão prontos? 01. À beça, pra caramba – a lot Nossa, hoje tá quente à beça…
Song: Diz Pra Mim, by Malta Posted by Adir on Nov 11, 2014
Olá, tudo bem? Malta is a brand new Brazilian band who came from a TV singing contest and they have a very cool song out: Diz Pra Mim (Say To Me). Let’s check out the video and the lyrics! Diz Pra Mim – Malta Você está na sombra do olhar You are in the shadow…